"Still, you learned their plan, and chose to escape." Samantha smiles warmly. "I'm glad you did, and I'm glad we were there for you."

She thinks about asking if the human wanted to do this, but decides it doesn't really matter. "It's something, at least. With you, we have a chance to stop them from taking over the minds of every man, woman, and child on the islands, if you want to help."

Without resorting to locking them up, or worse, kill orders. She shudders at the idea.

I'd rather have a story, but I guess this is how things work in ISA anyway."Keep sh'tum, got it. I can be present when we report up the chain, sir, to make sure we aren't divulging what we know to any, uh, 'puppets'."

"Just how did they get people to go along with fusing with with one of their own? How did they even get them to--" - Smirk chokes on his own words, and Nick's eyes suddenly go wide as something crosses their mind. They exchange a horrified glance, then stare at Jacob in shock.

Nicks sighs heavily. Smirk speaks up somberly - "What type of person would just do whatever an Elemental wanted, like a puppet on string?" - then adds bitterly - "Or rather, their stolen body." - he looks away grits his teeth - "Fuckers must have been laughing their asses off every time they made another one like me."

"They might not have been willing, May. Or they might have been deceived. I don't think we can reverse it, and even if we could, the choice wouldn't be up to us, would it? We need to report this to someone we can trust, and decide what to do from there. We could very well be going to war."

"Walters, you guard the door to this room. Smirk, go on deck and look out for any pursuers. May and Nick, try to rest a little. You'll take watch in six hours. I have to talk to Captain Hoelder. Any questions?"